The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15
SHARP GIVENF0URYEA
HARD LABOR AND 4 FINE OF
$4,000 ALSO IN HIS PENALTY.


Ground For Showing the Prisoner
Any Leniency- Failure to Restore
the nl-Gotten Gains Thrown Into
Prominence in the Judges Remarks
"A Stay of Execution Obtained.
New YORK, July 14.-Jacob Sharp slept
better last night than for some nights previ-
| Gus, but it seemed to bo the sleep of utter
exhaustion, and he appeared to be but little
refreshed by it when he arose this morning
at 8 O'clock. His wife sat by his bedside
through the night, tanning him while he
was sleeping, and giving cooling drinks in
his waking intervals, After he arose from
bed she assisted him to dress for his second
trip 10 the Court of Oyer and Terminer to
receive sentence. He bore the same listless,
indifferent and almost dazed manner notice
able in him since his conviction. He ap-
peared almost unconscious of the attention
his wife lavished on him, and scarcely ex-
changed a word with her.
THE RIDE TO THE COURT HOUSE.
| Mr.. Sharp remained sitting in q reclining
| chair with hlS wife beside him tanning him.
until the hour came at which he was to start
! for the court house. He had been able to
take but little nourishment, and was very
weak. He was escorted from the Jail to
carriage awaiting to convey him down
| town by Warden Keating, Under Sheriff
Sexton and Deputy Sheriff Curran. Mrs.
Sharp accompanied her husband and took
the carriage with him and the Warden and
Under Sheriff, The Deputy Sheriff sat on
| the box beside the driver. 1t was 80
when the carriage drove away from the
jail and just twenty minutes laterit stopped
| before the county court house.
CURIOUS CROWD.
The party alighted and passed through
lane made for them by the police through
the waiting crowd of curious spectators 60
the Sherifi's office, and thence to the court
| room. Sharp was SO weak that in going to
the carriage from the jail, and on leaving il
| on his way into the court house and up the
| stairs TO the court room it was
necessary for the officers guard
ing him to support his tottering form.
| Long before Sharp'S arrival crowds
| invaded the court house, trying to obtain
| entrance to the court room, or stood on the
sidewalk without the building Compare
| lively few of the throngs that applied for
| tickets to the court room succeeded in get
| ting in. There were a sufficient number
| admitted, however, to fill every seat. Judge
! Barrett, whose illness yesterday compelled
| postponement of the sentencing of the con
| victed man, had recovered sufficiently to-
day to be present in court. He arrived
| at the court house at almost
the same moment AS the prisoner.
| A SAD SCENE.
The clock was indicating exactly the
| hour of IL when Sharp was almost carried
| into the court room. His suffering wife and
son-in-law were close behind him and deep
lines of weariness and sorrow oveIspread
their faces as they seated themselves besides
the detected man and famed his livid face
without bringing anything like "A semblance
of color back TO it. His grandson took the
same seat he occupied during the long trial,
and Lawyers Nelson, Stickney and Parsons
seated themselves on the right of
their client, opposite his wife
and relatives Sharp sat with
clasped hands and bowed head at the foot
of the table. His face, almost buried in his
| chest, became flushed and sickly looking un-
der the riveted gaze of all present, who were
| silently staring at the convicted railroad
| king. Mr.. Sharp and the rest of his family,
| ike the prisoner himself, was silent The
excitement was becoming quite feverish,
| when a sudden hush came over the room as
| three raps on the door announced the ar
rival of Judge Barrett, at exactly 1918
| o'clock.
| APPLICATION FOR A NEW TRIAL.
After calling the court to order Mr. Mar
| tine got up and stated that as he heard the
defense had some remarks to make he wished
| to hear them.
Mr.. Mitchell responded, saying that he
had no application to put in for delay, but
| would move for new trial, and wisiled the
| stenograpber to make a note of the fact.
Judge Barrett said that if the document
contained nothing new he would deny the
application for new trial
Mr.. Mitchell then read paper, stating
that the trial was an unfair one in several
ways. The jury was preiudiced against the
! client and gave an unfair verdict. More
over, the Judges charge was an unjust one.
| Several other points were raised, but all
| were OF the same variety.
Judge Barrett stated that the motion
would properly he denied
MOVING FOR SENTENCE.
District Attorney MARITIME then stood up
| 10 move the court 10 sentence the prisoner.
| He stated that he considered it his duty TO
ask the court to appoint physicians to look
| into the prisoners condition OF health, and
read some certificates from Drs. Allen
McC. Hamilton and Janeway to the effect
that the prisoners health was very bad, and
that he was suffering from diabetes, in
| flammation Of the Kidneys and organic dis
ease of the heart, which were of serious i'm
| port TO a man Of bis years
He then read Dr. Hamilton's report on
the condition Of Sing Sing, and the arrange
| mentS for the care OF the SICK, whlch he said
were Of most excellent character all
around, and the place was most healthfully
situated. Sin view Of these facts" con
! cluded Mr. MARITIME, there is nothing left
for me TO do but TO move for the sentencing
of the prisoner
Mr. Mitchell then stood up TO make the
| last appeal for the defense. He said he did
not wish 10 detain the court, but would ask
the court 10 temper justice with mercy.
.. PRoNoUNCING THE SENTENCE.
Judge Barrett then proceeded 20 deliver
his sentence. lie said that he had never
performed 80 delicate task in his whole
| professional careeer.
He had received many letters from many
| people pleading for mercy and otherwise,
but the court was not appointed 10 be mer-
| ciful any more than was dictated by the
! laws Of Justice. A judge is appointed 10
| award penalty IN accordance 10 the Of
! fence, when nll the circumstances connected
| with the commission Of the offence have
been duly weighed and considered.
The defendant here, in asking for mercy,
can give nothing as plea for clemency but
| his age and sickness. On the merits Of the
case be certainly Is entitled TO none IL is
absurd 10 state that be was not guilty of
giving bribes, as he was the leader Of the
whole affair. We have not here, as In the
case Of the aldermen, any attempt to prove
| the defendants good character. The crime
he.